Scott Lagasse

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Scott Lagasse
Born (1959-02-20) February 20, 1959 (age 65)
The Bud At The Glen (Watkins Glen
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Carquest 420K (Las Vegas
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
Statistics current as of November 20, 2012.

Scott Lagasse Sr. (pronounced LAG-a-say) (born February 20, 1959) is a former race car driver. He has competed in multiple series, most notably the

Winston Cup Series.[1]

Racing career

SCCA

Beginning in 1985, he became the first driver to earn Novice, Regional and National License all in the same season. More impressive was winning the SCCA National Championship in his very first season of racing. Scott went on the following season to capture the SCCA National Championship again as well as winning an SCCA PRO Title.

From there Scott drove for various manufacturers including Chevrolet, Lotus and Pontiac where he compiled many wins. Scott's Sports Car tenure netted 3 National Titles, multiple International records as well as setting several world record speeds before moving on to stock car racing.

Craftsman Truck Series

In 1995, Lagasse signed to drive the No. 24

Craftsman Truck Series The first year team was owned by Billy Hess and Butch Stevens with sponsorship from DuPont. Scott posted seven top-ten finishes and finished ninth in points. Despite this, Dupont chose not to return and the program would move in house with Quaker State and Jack Sprague at the wheel.[2] In 1996, Lagasse ran four races for Kevin Doran and did not record a top ten finish.[3] His last attempt at a Truck race in 1998, for Marty Walsh, but failed to qualify.[4]

Busch Series

He made his

Watkins Glen, starting 15th and finishing 31st after his No. 75 Oldsmobile suffered transmission failure.[5] In 1994, substituting for Bobby Dotter (broken shoulder) in a race at Watkins Glen, Scott replaced Dotter after the first lap narrowly getting out of the pits ahead of leader Terry Labonte and ran through the field to finish a remarkable 2nd. In 1997, Lagasse ran nine races for Allen Bloom and did not record a top twenty finish.[6] In 1998, Lagasse ran two races and in 1999 he ran his final one, driving for Ed Rensi, finishing 14th at Watkins Glen.[7][8]

Winston Cup

Lagasse ran two races in the series, the 1993 and 1994 Watkins Glen races. His best finish was 13th in 1993.[9][10]

Other racing

Lagasse has also competed in

ARCA, and ASA
.

His son, Scott Lagasse Jr., also competes in NASCAR, as well as dirt late models around the southeast.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1985 Road Atlanta Sports Renault Renault Sports Renault 1 3 Running
1986 Road Atlanta Sports Renault Renault Sports Renault 1 2 Running

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

Winston Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1993 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
SON
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
GLN

13
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL
59th 124 [11]
1994 DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
SON
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
IND
GLN

36
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL
75th 55 [12]

Busch Series

Busch Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NBSC Pts Ref
1993 Henderson Motorsports 75 Olds
DAY
CAR
RCH
DAR
BRI
HCY
ROU
MAR
NZH
CLT
DOV
MYB
GLN

31
MLW
TAL
IRP
MCH
NHA
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
ROU
CLT
MAR
CAR
HCY
ATL
101st 70 [13]
1997 Super Sports Racing 22 Chevy
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
LVS
DAR
HCY
TEX
BRI
NSV
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN

DNQ
MLW
MYB
GTY

34
IRP
39
MCH

31
BRI
RCH

DNQ
DOV

30
CLT

25
CAL

28
CAR

39
HOM

36
53rd 561 [14]
Ford
DAR

40
1998 Lee Leslie Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
NSV
DAR
BRI
TEX
HCY
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
RCH
PPR
GLN

30
MLW
81st 166 [15]
ST Motorsports
59 Chevy MYB
25
CAL
SBO
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
GTY
CAR
ATL
HOM
1999 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
NSV
BRI
TAL
CAL
NHA
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN

14
MLW
MYB
PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
MEM
PHO
HOM
98th 121 [16]

Craftsman Truck Series

Craftsman Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1995
Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy PHO
11
TUS

6
SGS
17
MMR
9
POR
21
EVG
14
I70

12
LVL

21
BRI

8
MLW

14
CNS
14
HPT

12
IRP

5
FLM
25
RCH

36
MAR

16
NWS

9
SON

4
MMR

7
PHO

13
9th 2470 [17]
1996 Doran Motorsports 77 Chevy
HOM

25
PHO
POR
EVG TUS CNS
HPT
BRI
NZH

17
MLW
LVL

30
I70
IRP
FLM
GLN
NSV
RCH
NHA
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS

32
56th 340 [18]
1998 Walsh Motorsports 81 Ford
WDW
HOM

DNQ
PHO
POR
EVG
I70
GLN
TEX
BRI
MLW
NZH
CAL
PPR
IRP
NHA
FLM
NSV
HPT
LVL
RCH
MEM
GTY
MAR
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS
NA - [19]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ "Scott Lagasse Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  5. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  7. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  8. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  9. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  10. ^ "Scott Lagasse 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  11. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "Scott Lagasse – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

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